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+// Vector.h
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003, Ingo Weinhold (bonefish@cs.tu-berlin.de)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
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+// 
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+// 
+// Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall
+// not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
+// dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the
+// copyright holder.
+
+#ifndef _VECTOR_H
+#define _VECTOR_H
+
+#include <new>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+template<typename Value> class VectorIterator;
+
+// for convenience
+#define _VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST template<typename Value>
+#define _VECTOR_CLASS_NAME Vector<Value>
+
+/*!
+	\class Vector
+	\brief A generic vector implementation.
+*/
+template<typename Value>
+class Vector {
+public:
+	typedef VectorIterator<Value>		Iterator;
+	typedef VectorIterator<const Value>	ConstIterator;
+
+private:
+	static const size_t				kDefaultChunkSize = 10;
+	static const size_t				kMaximalChunkSize = 1024 * 1024;
+
+public:
+	Vector(size_t chunkSize = kDefaultChunkSize);
+	~Vector();
+
+	status_t PushFront(const Value &value);
+	status_t PushBack(const Value &value);
+
+	void PopFront();
+	void PopBack();
+
+	status_t Insert(const Value &value, int32 index);
+	status_t Insert(const Value &value, const Iterator &iterator);
+
+	int32 Remove(const Value &value);
+	Iterator Erase(int32 index);
+	Iterator Erase(const Iterator &iterator);
+
+	inline int32 Count() const;
+	inline bool IsEmpty() const;
+	void MakeEmpty();
+
+	inline Iterator Begin();
+	inline ConstIterator Begin() const;
+	inline Iterator End();
+	inline ConstIterator End() const;
+	inline Iterator Null();
+	inline ConstIterator Null() const;
+	inline Iterator IteratorForIndex(int32 index);
+	inline ConstIterator IteratorForIndex(int32 index) const;
+
+	inline const Value &ElementAt(int32 index) const;
+	inline Value &ElementAt(int32 index);
+
+	int32 IndexOf(const Value &value, int32 start = 0) const;
+	Iterator Find(const Value &value, const Iterator &start = Begin());
+	ConstIterator Find(const Value &value,
+					   const ConstIterator &start = Begin()) const;
+
+	inline Value &operator[](int32 index);
+	inline const Value &operator[](int32 index) const;
+
+	// debugging
+	int32 GetCapacity() const	{ return fCapacity; }
+
+private:
+	inline static void _MoveItems(Value *values, int32 offset, int32 count);
+	bool _Resize(size_t count);
+	inline int32 _IteratorIndex(const Iterator &iterator) const;
+	inline int32 _IteratorIndex(const ConstIterator &iterator) const;
+
+private:
+	size_t	fCapacity;
+	size_t	fChunkSize;
+	int32	fItemCount;
+	Value	*fItems;
+};
+
+
+// VectorIterator
+template<typename Value>
+class VectorIterator {
+private:
+	typedef VectorIterator<Value>	Iterator;
+
+public:
+	inline VectorIterator<Value>(const Iterator &other)
+		: fElement(other.fElement)
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline Iterator &operator++()
+	{
+		if (fElement)
+			++fElement;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	inline Iterator operator++(int)
+	{
+		Iterator it(*this);
+		++*this;
+		return it;
+	}
+
+	inline Iterator &operator--()
+	{
+		if (fElement)
+			--fElement;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	inline Iterator operator--(int)
+	{
+		Iterator it(*this);
+		--*this;
+		return it;
+	}
+
+	inline Iterator &operator=(const Iterator &other)
+	{
+		fElement = other.fElement;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+
+	inline bool operator==(const Iterator &other) const
+	{
+		return (fElement == other.fElement);
+	}
+
+	inline bool operator!=(const Iterator &other) const
+	{
+		return !(*this == other);
+	}
+
+	inline Value &operator*() const
+	{
+		return *fElement;
+	}
+
+	inline Value *operator->() const
+	{
+		return fElement;
+	}
+
+	inline operator bool() const
+	{
+		return fElement;
+	}
+
+// private
+public:
+	inline VectorIterator<Value>(Value *element = NULL)
+		: fElement(element)
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline Value *Element() const
+	{
+		return fElement;
+	}
+
+protected:
+	Value	*fElement;
+};
+
+
+// Vector
+
+// constructor
+/*!	\brief Creates an empty vector.
+	\param chunkSize The granularity for the vector's capacity, i.e. the
+		   minimal number of elements the capacity grows or shrinks when
+		   necessary.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Vector(size_t chunkSize)
+	: fCapacity(0),
+	  fChunkSize(chunkSize),
+	  fItemCount(0),
+	  fItems(NULL)
+{
+	if (fChunkSize == 0 || fChunkSize > kMaximalChunkSize)
+		fChunkSize = kDefaultChunkSize;
+	_Resize(0);
+}
+
+// destructor
+/*!	\brief Frees all resources associated with the object.
+
+	The contained elements are destroyed. Note, that, if the element
+	type is a pointer type, only the pointer is destroyed, not the object
+	it points to.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::~Vector()
+{
+	MakeEmpty();
+	free(fItems);
+}
+
+// PushFront
+/*!	\brief Inserts a copy of the supplied value at the beginning of the
+		   vector.
+	\param value The element to be inserted.
+	\return
+	- \c B_OK: Everything went fine.
+	- \c B_NO_MEMORY: Insufficient memory for this operation.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+status_t
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::PushFront(const Value &value)
+{
+	return Insert(value, 0);
+}
+
+// PushBack
+/*!	\brief Inserts a copy of the supplied value at the end of the vector.
+	\param value The element to be inserted.
+	\return
+	- \c B_OK: Everything went fine.
+	- \c B_NO_MEMORY: Insufficient memory for this operation.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+status_t
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::PushBack(const Value &value)
+{
+	return Insert(value, fItemCount);
+}
+
+// PopFront
+/*!	\brief Removes the first element of the vector.
+
+	Invocation on an empty vector is harmless.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+void
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::PopFront()
+{
+	if (fItemCount > 0)
+		Erase(0);
+}
+
+// PopBack
+/*!	\brief Removes the last element of the vector.
+
+	Invocation on an empty vector is harmless.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+void
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::PopBack()
+{
+	if (fItemCount > 0)
+		Erase(fItemCount - 1);
+}
+
+// _MoveItems
+/*!	\brief Moves elements within an array.
+	\param items The elements to be moved.
+	\param offset The index to which the elements shall be moved. May be
+		   negative.
+	\param count The number of elements to be moved.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+void
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::_MoveItems(Value* items, int32 offset, int32 count)
+{
+	if (count > 0 && offset != 0)
+		memmove(items + offset, items, count * sizeof(Value));
+}
+
+// Insert
+/*!	\brief Inserts a copy of the the supplied value at the given index.
+	\param value The value to be inserted.
+	\param index The index at which to insert the new element. It must
+		   hold: 0 <= \a index <= Count().
+	\return
+	- \c B_OK: Everything went fine.
+	- \c B_BAD_VALUE: \a index is out of range.
+	- \c B_NO_MEMORY: Insufficient memory for this operation.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+status_t
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Insert(const Value &value, int32 index)
+{
+	if (index < 0 || index > fItemCount)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	if (!_Resize(fItemCount + 1))
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	_MoveItems(fItems + index, 1, fItemCount - index - 1);
+	new(fItems + index) Value(value);
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+// Insert
+/*!	\brief Inserts a copy of the the supplied value at the given position.
+	\param value The value to be inserted.
+	\param iterator An iterator specifying the position at which to insert
+		   the new element.
+	\return
+	- \c B_OK: Everything went fine.
+	- \c B_BAD_VALUE: \a iterator is is invalid.
+	- \c B_NO_MEMORY: Insufficient memory for this operation.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+status_t
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Insert(const Value &value, const Iterator &iterator)
+{
+	int32 index = _IteratorIndex(iterator);
+	if (index >= 0)
+		return Insert(value, index);
+	return B_BAD_VALUE;
+}
+
+// Remove
+/*!	\brief Removes all elements of the supplied value.
+	\param value The value of the elements to be removed.
+	\return The number of removed occurrences.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+int32
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Remove(const Value &value)
+{
+	int32 count = 0;
+	for (int32 i = fItemCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if (ElementAt(i) == value) {
+			Erase(i);
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+	return count;
+}
+
+// Erase
+/*!	\brief Removes the element at the given index.
+	\param index The position of the element to be removed.
+	\return An iterator referring to the element now being located at index
+			\a index (End(), if it was the last element that has been
+			removed), or Null(), if \a index was out of range.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Erase(int32 index)
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index < fItemCount) {
+		fItems[index].~Value();
+		_MoveItems(fItems + index + 1, -1, fItemCount - index - 1);
+		_Resize(fItemCount - 1);
+		return Iterator(fItems + index);
+	}
+	return Null();
+}
+
+// Erase
+/*!	\brief Removes the element at the given position.
+	\param iterator An iterator referring to the element to be removed.
+	\return An iterator referring to the element succeeding the removed
+			one (End(), if it was the last element that has been
+			removed), or Null(), if \a iterator was an invalid iterator
+			(in this case including End()).
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Erase(const Iterator &iterator)
+{
+	int32 index = _IteratorIndex(iterator);
+	if (index >= 0 && index < fItemCount)
+		return Erase(index);
+	return Null();
+}
+
+// Count
+/*!	\brief Returns the number of elements the vector contains.
+	\return The number of elements the vector contains.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+int32
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Count() const
+{
+	return fItemCount;
+}
+
+// IsEmpty
+/*!	\brief Returns whether the vector is empty.
+	\return \c true, if the vector is empty, \c false otherwise.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+bool
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::IsEmpty() const
+{
+	return (fItemCount == 0);
+}
+
+// MakeEmpty
+/*!	\brief Removes all elements of the vector.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+void
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::MakeEmpty()
+{
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < fItemCount; i++)
+		fItems[i].~Value();
+	_Resize(0);
+}
+
+// Begin
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the beginning of the vector.
+
+	If the vector is not empty, Begin() refers to its first element,
+	otherwise it is equal to End() and must not be dereference!
+
+	\return An iterator referring to the beginning of the vector.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Begin()
+{
+	return Iterator(fItems);
+}
+
+// Begin
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the beginning of the vector.
+
+	If the vector is not empty, Begin() refers to its first element,
+	otherwise it is equal to End() and must not be dereference!
+
+	\return An iterator referring to the beginning of the vector.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ConstIterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Begin() const
+{
+	return ConstIterator(fItems);
+}
+
+// Null
+/*!	\brief Returns an invalid iterator.
+
+	Null() is used as a return value, if something went wrong. It must
+	neither be incremented or decremented nor dereferenced!
+
+	\return An invalid iterator.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Null()
+{
+	return Iterator(NULL);
+}
+
+// Null
+/*!	\brief Returns an invalid iterator.
+
+	Null() is used as a return value, if something went wrong. It must
+	neither be incremented or decremented nor dereferenced!
+
+	\return An invalid iterator.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ConstIterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Null() const
+{
+	return ConstIterator(NULL);
+}
+
+// End
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the end of the vector.
+
+	The position identified by End() is the one succeeding the last
+	element, i.e. it must not be dereferenced!
+
+	\return An iterator referring to the end of the vector.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::End()
+{
+	return Iterator(fItems + fItemCount);
+}
+
+// End
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the end of the vector.
+
+	The position identified by End() is the one succeeding the last
+	element, i.e. it must not be dereferenced!
+
+	\return An iterator referring to the end of the vector.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ConstIterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::End() const
+{
+	return ConstIterator(fItems + fItemCount);
+}
+
+// IteratorForIndex
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator for a given index.
+	\return An iterator referring to the same element as \a index, or
+			End(), if \a index is out of range.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::IteratorForIndex(int32 index)
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index <= fItemCount)
+		return Iterator(fItems + index);
+	return End();
+}
+
+// IteratorForIndex
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator for a given index.
+	\return An iterator referring to the same element as \a index, or
+			End(), if \a index is out of range.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ConstIterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::IteratorForIndex(int32 index) const
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index <= fItemCount)
+		return ConstIterator(fItems + index);
+	return End();
+}
+
+// ElementAt
+/*!	\brief Returns the element at a given index.
+	\param index The index identifying the element to be returned.
+	\return The element identified by the given index.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+const Value &
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ElementAt(int32 index) const
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index < fItemCount)
+		return fItems[index];
+	// Return the 0th element by default. Unless the allocation failed, there
+	// is always a 0th element -- uninitialized perhaps.
+	return fItems[0];
+}
+
+// ElementAt
+/*!	\brief Returns the element at a given index.
+	\param index The index identifying the element to be returned.
+	\return The element identified by the given index.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+Value &
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ElementAt(int32 index)
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index < fItemCount)
+		return fItems[index];
+	// Return the 0th element by default. Unless the allocation failed, there
+	// is always a 0th element -- uninitialized perhaps.
+	return fItems[0];
+}
+
+// IndexOf
+/*!	\brief Returns the index of the next element with the specified value.
+	\param value The value of the element to be found.
+	\param start The index at which to be started to search for the element.
+	\return The index of the found element, or \c -1, if no further element
+			with the given value could be found or \a index is out of range.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+int32
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::IndexOf(const Value &value, int32 start) const
+{
+	if (start >= 0) {
+		for (int32 i = start; i < fItemCount; i++) {
+			if (fItems[i] == value)
+				return i;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+// Find
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the of the next element with the
+		   specified value.
+	\param value The value of the element to be found.
+	\param start And iterator specifying where to start searching for the
+		   element.
+	\return An iterator referring to the found element, or End(), if no
+			further with the given value could be found or \a start was
+			invalid.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Iterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Find(const Value &value, const Iterator &start)
+{
+	int32 index = IndexOf(value, _IteratorIndex(start));
+	if (index >= 0)
+		return Iterator(fItems + index);
+	return End();
+}
+
+// Find
+/*!	\brief Returns an iterator referring to the of the next element with the
+		   specified value.
+	\param value The value of the element to be found.
+	\param start And iterator specifying where to start searching for the
+		   element.
+	\return An iterator referring to the found element, or End(), if no
+			further with the given value could be found or \a start was
+			invalid.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::ConstIterator
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::Find(const Value &value, const ConstIterator &start) const
+{
+	int32 index = IndexOf(value, _IteratorIndex(start));
+	if (index >= 0)
+		return ConstIterator(fItems + index);
+	return End();
+}
+
+// []
+/*!	\brief Semantically equivalent to ElementAt().
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+Value &
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::operator[](int32 index)
+{
+	return ElementAt(index);
+}
+
+// []
+/*!	\brief Semantically equivalent to ElementAt().
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+const Value &
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::operator[](int32 index) const
+{
+	return ElementAt(index);
+}
+
+// _Resize
+/*!	\brief Resizes the vector.
+
+	The internal element array will be grown or shrunk to the next multiple
+	of \a fChunkSize >= \a count, but no less than \a fChunkSize.
+
+	Also adjusts \a fItemCount according to the supplied \a count, but does
+	not invoke a destructor or constructor on any element.
+
+	\param count The number of element.
+	\return \c true, if everything went fine, \c false, if the memory
+			allocation failed.
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+bool
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::_Resize(size_t count)
+{
+	bool result = true;
+	// calculate the new capacity
+	int32 newSize = count;
+	if (newSize <= 0)
+		newSize = 1;
+	newSize = ((newSize - 1) / fChunkSize + 1) * fChunkSize;
+	// resize if necessary
+	if ((size_t)newSize != fCapacity) {
+		Value* newItems = (Value*)realloc(fItems, newSize * sizeof(Value));
+		if (newItems) {
+			fItems = newItems;
+			fCapacity = newSize;
+		} else
+			result = false;
+	}
+	if (result)
+		fItemCount = count;
+	return result;
+}
+
+// _IteratorIndex
+/*!	\brief Returns index of the element the supplied iterator refers to.
+	\return The index of the element the supplied iterator refers to, or
+			\c -1, if the iterator is invalid (End() is considered valid
+			here, and Count() is returned).
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+int32
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::_IteratorIndex(const Iterator &iterator) const
+{
+	if (iterator.Element()) {
+		int32 index = iterator.Element() - fItems;
+		if (index >= 0 && index <= fItemCount)
+			return index;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+// _IteratorIndex
+/*!	\brief Returns index of the element the supplied iterator refers to.
+	\return The index of the element the supplied iterator refers to, or
+			\c -1, if the iterator is invalid (End() is considered valid
+			here, and Count() is returned).
+*/
+_VECTOR_TEMPLATE_LIST
+inline
+int32
+_VECTOR_CLASS_NAME::_IteratorIndex(const ConstIterator &iterator) const
+{
+	if (iterator.Element()) {
+		int32 index = iterator.Element() - fItems;
+		if (index >= 0 && index <= fItemCount)
+			return index;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+#endif	// _VECTOR_H